Series of reversible car-seats.



SJSMITH.

SERIES OF REVERSIBLE CAR SEATS.

APPLICATION FILED JA'N.25. 191s.

Patented May 4, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I 8. SMITH;

SERIES OF REVERSIBLE CAR SEATS. APPLICATION F'ILED JAN. 25. I913.

Patented May 4, 1915 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

SOLOMON SMITH, 0F SLAB FORK, WEST VIRGINIA.

SERIES OF REVERSIBLE CAR-SEATS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SOLOMON SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Slab Fork, in the county of Raleigh and State of lVest Virginia, have invented a new and useful Series of Reversible Car-Seats; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thejinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a new and useful series of reversible or changeable car seats. I

As an object of the invention it is the aim to provice an improved construction for a series of car seats, whereby the backs of the seats may be reversed or changed simultaneously.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a series of car seats constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view longitudinally through the series of seats. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the seats. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 3 on line 44 thereof. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the connections between the series of backs. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a detail view of one of the straps 16. Fig. 8 is a detail view of the lever 31.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 designates the legs or supports for the seats proper 2. The seats 2 proper consist of plates 3, fastened to the legs or supports, in any suitable manner, as shown at 4:. Arranged between the plates 3 and the legs or supports of each chair, upon one side is an angular plate 5, and upon the opposite side of each chair is a smaller angular plate 6. Links 7 are pivoted to the plates 5 and 6 as at 8. Cover plates 9 are arranged adjacent the plates 5 of the series of chairs. The ends of each plate 9 are bent to overlap the ends of each plate 5, thereby constituting a projecting plate. The backs 10 of'the chairs consist of the fiber fillers 11, to the front and back faces of which the plates 12 are riveted. The side edges of the plates 12 are bent over the side edges of the fillers 11, as shown in the drawings, and designated by the numeral 13, thereby protecting the, edges Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May a, 191.5.

- Appncation filed Sanua'ry 25, 1913. Serial No. 744,164.

of the fillers. Bolted or otherwise secured to the edges of the fillers are straps 1 1, to

which the ends 15 of the links 7 are pivoted. Bolted or otherwise secured to the under edges of the fillers are straps 16, portion of which are split to form the arms 17, which are bent upwardly and against the front and rear faces of the backs of the chairs, and bolted or otherwise secured to said backs, by means of the U-shaped straps 18. Upon the front and rear faces of the backs of the chairs are plates 19, which are arranged between the arms 17 of the straps 16. The plates 19 merely act as additional strengthening means, as well as a further protection for the chair backs. These plates 19 are provided with extensions 20 and 21. The extensions 20 are bent upon themselves and against the outer face of the arm 17, that is, upon one side portion of the chair backs. The extensions 21 are bent at right angles to the plates 19 to form cars 22, the purpose of which will appear later. By the provision of the plates 19 having the ears 22, the links 28 may be pivoted to said ears, instead of connecting said links to the plates 12, which form a casing for the filler. Also in case of repairing the chair backs, the plates 19 may be removed, without disturbing the plates 12.

In order to throw the chair backs simultaneously from one position to another, an elongated bar 23 is provided. This elongated bar 23 at one end is pivoted to a link 24, which in turn is pivoted to a lever 25, pivoted at 26 to a portion of a side of a car. This lever 25 is provided with an arched strap 26, through which a curved guide 27 extends, in order to guide the lever 25, when thrown in one direction or the other. The ears 22 of one back are connected to links 28 pivotally, which links are in turn pivoted to the ears 22 of the adjacent back, as shown at 29. Slide straps 30 surround the links 28 and the elongated bar 23, so that when the bar 23 is reciprocated in one direction or the other, the links 28 will move therewith, thereby throwing the chair backs. In practice there is to be a little clearance between the links 28 and the straps 30, which not only act to hold the links 28 movable with the bar 23, but also owing to the clearance will permit the links 28 to rock slightly independently of and relative to the bar 23, so that one or another of the chair backs may tilt or rock slightly independently of and relative to the bar 23. In order to hold the series of chair backs to the positions assumed when thrown, a lever 31 pivoted at 32 to the side of a portion of a car 33 is provided. This lever 31 is designed to be thrown in the path of the lever 25, in order to prevent it from being manipulated.

By throwing the lever downwardly, the chair back may be thrown synchronously to positions just the opposite to that shown in F ig. 1, owing to the bar 23 (with which the links 28 are movable, by provision of re straps 30) being connected to the link 2%, and owing to the chair backs being connected to the links 2-8, and especially because of the ear of one of the plates 19 of the first chair back 1s connected also to the link When the lever 25 is in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1, the lever 31 is disosed in its path to prevent movement of the ever 25. l vhen the lever 25 is thrown in position shown in dotted lines in 1,

the lever 81 is allowed to fall in the path of the lever 25, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 to prevent the lever 25 from movement. No matter whether the chair backs are in the position shown in Fig. 1 in full lines, or just the opposite to such position, the chair backs may be tilted or rocked slightly and independently of one another and the bar 28. In other words, the chair back may rock, in order to respond to the swaying of a persons body when sitting upright in the chair.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is 1. A series of car seats, backs therefor,

links swingingly connecting the backs to the seats, said backs having ears pro ectmg from their opposite faces, links connecting synchronously, and means for holding said lever in different positions, the rockable connection of the link to the bar constituting means to permit the chair back to respond to the swaying of a persons body when sitting upright.

2. In a supporting mechanism, a series of car seats, backs therefor, means for connecting each back to each seat, ears projecting from one edge of each back, one to the rear and one forwardly, links pivotally connecting said ears thereby joining the backs, an elongated supporting bar, looped straps carried by the bar for loosely and rockably strapping the links to the bar to permitthe backs to respond to the swaying of persons bodies when sitting upright.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the'presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SOLQMON SMITH. Witnesses G. Va LILLY, M. J. Mnanows.

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- Washington, D. G. 

